Archives - 04 December 2011, Sunday

A 21-year-old runner collapsed and died after competing in the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore this morning. -- ST GRAPHICS By Fabius Chen A 22-year-old runner collapsed and died after competing in the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore this morning. The athlete, whom organis...

SINGAPORE: Giving Singaporeans a bigger say in both national and municipal issues is a key way for communicating and connecting with the electorate, say MPs from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP). The need for the PAP to respond to Singaporeans' desire for greater engagement was ...

SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old man died after completing the half-marathon of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on Sunday morning. The Organising Committee said in a statement on Sunday afternoon that he collapsed at the finish line at about 8.30am. He was immediately attended to an...

Once called 'The Accident' by her parents, Rachel believes in spending her time on Earth indulging in the finer things in life. A self-proclaimed tv-music-makeup-fashion junkie, she finds great joy in watching either American or British tv shows back-to-back, or lusting after material...

It was not all systems go on opening day of the Transformers ride at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) when a technical glitch grounded it for 45 minutes on Saturday. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN By Huang Lijie It was not all systems go on opening day of the Transformers ride at Universal...

Mr Clarence Cheong and his father with Warrior. The ex-SAF dog failed to earn any awards at work but has won over his new owners with his gentle ways. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM By Judith Tan They start their career at the tender age of nine months and remain working until they are ni...

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A young man died after competing in the Standard Chartered (StanChart ) half-marathon in Singapore on Sunday morning. According to a statement from the StanChart marathon organising committee , the Chinese runner, whom they declined to identify, was 21 years old, and had collapsed aft...

Laptop computers with WiFi may be damaging men's sperm, at least according to a new study published last week in the journal Fertility and Sterility . To test the theory, Argentinian researchers put drops of healthy sperm near a laptop downloading data. After four hours, a quarter of ...

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There are no official figures on intimate relationships between foreign workers but maid agencies report seeing more cases of dissatisfied employers complaining about poor work performance or returning their maids after finding out about their domestic helpers' boyfriends. -- ST PHOTO...

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - A report given to a high-level advisory group in Saudi Arabia claims that allowing women in the kingdom to drive could encourage premarital sex, a rights activist said on Saturday. The ultraconservative stance suggests increasing pressure on King Abdullah t...

Singaporeans love to eat, and one of their favourite outings is to enjoy Buffet!But hunting for delicious yet value-for-money food can be a tedious and never-ending chore.So, let us do the work, while you enjoy!- Every episode of the program will showcase buffets of 3 different price ...

The Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore remained an all-Kenyan affair on Sunday morning, with Kenyans taking both the men's and women's Open category titles. Men's Open winner Charles Kanyao breasted the tape in 2 hr 14 min 33 sec to take home the winner's cheque of US$50,000. Compa...

"Girls' Generation is walking around in Orchard Road!" This tweet, and several other similar ones, caused a frenzy on Twitter yesterday. Fans of Korea's hottest girl group wondered if its nine members had secretly flown in early for a few days of shopping before their two-night concer...

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It's true - apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amounts of arsenic that people are arguing about. -- PHOTO: AP (KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - It's true - apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amoun...

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Volunteer Ms Vanessa Liew (right) shows a participant a flyer in support of the 'SlutWalk' movement at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on Sunday, Dec 4, 2011. Singaporeans gathered at the downtown park to protest sexual violence against women as part of the global 'SlutWalk' movement. -- P...

NEW YORK: New York City is already the US capital of advertising, fashion, finance and media. Now it wants to be its high-tech center too. The Big Apple's ambition to rival Silicon Valley with its own Silicon Alley received a big boost when Facebook announced Friday that it will open ...

FRESH from a successful run of the hit musical Wicked in Australia, actress Jemma Rix is headed to our shores to reprise the role of Elphaba, better known to you as the Wicked Witch Of The West. The 26-year-old New South Wales girl has been playing the role since being cast as an unde...

Users of smartphones and tablet computers are starting to get high-tech blues, as increasing numbers of the tech savvy are coming down with ailments from 'text neck' to 'text thumb injury'. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN LONDON (AFP) - Users of smartphones and tablet computers are starting ...

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HE WAS a seasoned runner who used to train every night when he served his National Service (NS) as a reconnaisance commander. But at about 8.30am yesterday, Malcom Sng, 22, collapsed at the finish line of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore at the Padang. The organisers said in ...

Firefighters and police look at a 1.8 tonne WWII bomb in River Rhine near Koblenz on Saturday Dec 3, 2011. The bomb was discovered in the Rhine after its water levels fell significantly amid a prolonged lack of rain. -- PHOTO: AP BERLIN (AP) - Officials in the western German city of K...

Lol token141, can I kindly ask you something, have you been to hawker centre before or every day u are eating in the restaurant? If NEA guide is that true, I guess our dear hawkers example chicken rice selling got to discard their chickens every hour in order to avoid food poisoning? ...

A policeman listening to the groom and the bride last Friday night. In the end, the newlyweds paid the remaining $8,000 under police advice, but asked that the hotel provide reasonable compensation. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS By Feng Zengkun It was a wedding that ended with the pol...

zhenyioo: Yes, it's still safe. Shovelnose rays (also known as guitarfish) feed on molluscs and crustaceans on the sea bed, as well as small fishes. Danger posed to people would come from catching one, and then getting slapped by the powerful tail as it struggles. Platini10: No, it's ...

Children participating in the 750m Kids Dash running alongside the older participants of the longer race categories. A total of 65,000 people took part in the various races at Sunday's Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2011, forming the event's biggest-ever field since it was intr...

SINGAPORE - In a move that would not only alleviate the stress faced by foreign domestic workers (FDWs) seeking a living here - but also ease the supply crunch hitting the industry - the English entry test for FDWs will be scrapped. From the middle of next year, the mandatory test wil...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama this week stepped up a counterattack against Republican opponents levelling angry, politically fraught charges that he has shortchanged staunch US ally Israel's security. With an eye on the November 2012 elections, Republicans energised by Obama's l...

MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona star Cesc Fabregas insisted on Sunday that his team will not fear Real Madrid when the first El Clasico meeting of the season takes place at the Bernabeu next weekend. Spanish and European champions Barcelona trail their bitter rivals by three points at the to...

BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) - A suburban Detroit man said letting his 9-year-old daughter drive him around after he had been drinking was a bad idea that grew out of good memories from his youth. Shawn Weimer, who faces trial on a felony child abuse charge, said he made a mista...

SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old man died after completing the half-marathon of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on Sunday morning. The Organising Committee said in a statement on Sunday afternoon that he collapsed at the finish line at about 8.30am. He was immediately attended to an...